Media council backtracks on defamation complaints
The print and online media regulator had asked journalists from Raajje TV, VFP and Mihaaru to submit their defence to defamation complaints filed by the former chief communication officer at the president’s office.
25 May 2017, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Media Council has withdrawn letters sent to three media outlets in response to complaints filed about defaming the first lady.
The print and online media regulator had asked journalists from Raajje TV, VFP and Mihaaru to submit their defence to defamation complaints filed by the former chief communication officer at the president’s office.
The council cancelled the defamation probes after the president’s office denied filing any complaints.
The MMC was alerted about the articles by an email sent from the former chief communication officer’s official mail address, the council explained in a statement Monday night.
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